Art auction market report: July 2006
In July 2006, ArtSell recorded 340 auction lots from 3 auction houses, of which 312 sold (92% sell-through). The 312 sales with a published price total $26,991,529, with a median of $25,200 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Thomas Moran, “The Eternal Snows of Mt. Moran”, at $1,904,000 (Coeur d'Alene Art Auction). 15 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Lots offered
340
3 houses
Sold
312
92% sell-through
Total
$27M
312 priced sales
Median
$25.2k
priced sales
Top sales
Top American artists
Ranked by total of priced sales in the month; region from the artist’s recorded nationality.
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Terpning American | $3,668,000 | 4 | Search for the Renegades — $1,456,000 |
| 2 | Thomas Moran American | $3,024,000 | 2 | The Eternal Snows of Mt. Moran — $1,904,000 |
| 3 | Joseph Henry Sharp American | $1,942,800 | 13 | November Crow Reservation — $392,000 |
| 4 | Charles Marion Russell American | $1,657,040 | 8 | The Bolter, #1 — $672,000 |
| 5 | Carl Rungius American | $1,556,800 | 9 | The Family (ca. 1929) — $952,000 |
| 6 | Frederic Remington American | $1,456,000 | 1 | An Apache — $1,456,000 |
| 7 | Maynard Dixon American | $1,135,120 | 6 | Remembrance of Tusayan — $728,000 |
| 8 | N. C. Wyeth American | $896,000 | 1 | Two Boys in a Punt — $896,000 |
| 9 | John Clymer American | $648,480 | 2 | Arrival of the Trade Wagons, Rendezvous - 1830 — $616,000 |
| 10 | Henry Farny American | $534,800 | 4 | Apache Scout — $280,000 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Édouard Cortès French | $240,080 | 5 | La Madeleine — $89,600 |
| 2 | Montague Dawson British | $151,200 | 2 | Heave To — $89,600 |
| 3 | Birger Sandzén Swedish | $100,800 | 2 | Colorado River, Estes Park — $67,200 |
| 4 | David Shepherd British | $39,200 | 1 | Greater Kudu — $39,200 |
| 5 | Wilhelm Kuhnert German | $3,920 | 1 | African Elephant — $3,920 |
| 6 | Jerzy Duda-Gracz Polish | $2,147 | 2 | Rycina 12 z cyklu „Judaica” — $1,074 |
| 7 | Jacek Yerka Polish | $2,040 | 3 | Letnia sypialnia, 2003 [?] — $1,074 |
| 8 | Jerzy Nowosielski Polish | $1,002 | 1 | Czarne pływaczki — $1,002 |
| 9 | Jan Lebensztejn Polish | $895 | 2 | Trzej trębacze — $465 |
| 10 | Stanisław Fijałkowski Polish | $430 | 1 | XLIX Autostrada — $430 |
New artist records
The artist’s best price this month exceeded every earlier priced result for them in the ArtSell database (artists with at least three earlier priced results).
| Artist | Work | Price | Previous high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Moran | The Eternal Snows of Mt. Moran Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $1,904,000 | $168,000 (3 earlier) |
| Howard Terpning | Search for the Renegades Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $1,456,000 | $358,400 (6 earlier) |
| Frederic Remington | An Apache Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $1,456,000 | $123,200 (5 earlier) |
| Diego Rivera | Vendedora de Flores en Xochimilco Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $1,232,000 | $32,313 (6 earlier) |
| Carl Rungius | The Family (ca. 1929) Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $952,000 | $89,600 (20 earlier) |
| Tom Lovell | The Iron Shirt Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $420,000 | $44,800 (3 earlier) |
| Henry Farny | Apache Scout Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $280,000 | $7,638 (3 earlier) |
| Martin Grelle | Blackfeet at Blacktail Ponds Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $257,600 | $106,400 (5 earlier) |
| Donald Teague | Appointment in Town Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $168,000 | $28,200 (9 earlier) |
| Olaf Carl Seltzer | Driving the Herd Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $112,000 | $78,400 (6 earlier) |
| Frank McCarthy | War Party Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $95,200 | $56,000 (3 earlier) |
| Wilhelm Heinrich Detlev Körner | Rights to the Land Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $89,600 | $58,750 (3 earlier) |
| Montague Dawson | Heave To Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $89,600 | $78,400 (4 earlier) |
| Kenneth Riley | Profiles Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $84,000 | $30,800 (4 earlier) |
| Robert Duncan | Curious Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $78,400 | $28,000 (3 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (265)Agra-Art (48)Sloans & Kenyon (27)